Last weekend, I remotely gave a talk at the Mecahdemica Conference on Science Fiction Utopias from the Muslim World. The slides for my presentation is at the bottom of this post. Future as the Present: Science Fiction Utopias and Dystopias from the Muslim World Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad Abstract: The utopias and dystopiasContinue Reading
The folks over at the Middle East Institute interviewed me regarding Arab Science Fiction, the interview is now up on their website. Interview at the Middle East Institute – Singapore National University
As promised here is the video of our Geeks of Color Assemble panel at the New York Comic Con (NYCC). I have been meaning to post these for a while but my mind has been fixated on the recent tragic event. The news of this video was also the lastContinue Reading
(Image Source: PC Magazine) The Minorities in Fandom Panel at the New York Comic Con was a huge success. We had a house full and in fact the number of audience members that were allowed in the room because of capacity issues capped out ten minutes before the panel evanContinue Reading
I will be in next weekend and the whole weekend after that. If anyone wants to meet up drop me a line. Next Saturday i.e., October 12, 2013 I will be part of a panel at the New York ComicCon. If you are around then be sure to stop byContinue Reading
The New York Comic Con (NYCC) is almost upon us. I (Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad) will be on a panel at NYCC. For the uninitiated NYCC is one of the largest Cons in the world. More than a hundred thousand people are expected to attend the convention this year. This yearContinue Reading
I will be on a couple of panels at the 36th annual WisCon 23 this weekend being held in Madison, Wisconsin. WisCon is the world’s leading feminist-oriented science fiction convention and conference. I will mainly be talking about Science Fiction in translation (mainly from the Muslim world) and Science FictionContinue Reading
PCA/ACA: Conference April 11-14, Boston MA April 14, 2012 3:00 pm -4:30 pm, Conference Website Copley Marriott Hotel in Boston Special Roundtable Session: Countering the Master Narrative: Locating Muslims and Islam in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Comics Abstract: Science fiction, fantasy, and comic book literature is experiencing a “revival” inContinue Reading
SWTXPC Panel: Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Islamic Milieu I will be part of a panel on Islam and Science Fiction at the Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association annual conference. The three of us will be discussing science fiction themes especially in the context of IslamicContinue Reading